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Christophori Cellarii Smalcaldiensis Geographia antiqua iuxta & noua, : recognita & ad veterum nouorumque scriptorum fidem, historicorum maxime, idemtidem castigata, & plurimis locis aucta ac immutata

by: Cellarius, Christoph, 1638-1707; Grossherzogliche Bibliothek in Neustrelitz. fmo RIBRL

Publication date: 1692

Topics: Geography, Geography, Ancient, Geography, Imprint 1692

Publisher: Ienae [i.e. Jena] : Sumtu Io. Bielckee, Bibliop. Literis Wertherianis,

Collection: jcbgerman; JohnCarterBrownLibrary; americana

Contributor: John Carter Brown Library

Language: Latin

Item Size: 1.2G

First printed in Jena, 1676 under title: Nucleus geographiae antiquae et novae

An enlarged version was printed in Zeitz and Jena, 1687 under title: Geographia antiqua & nova

Added, engraved title page reads: Christophori CellarI Nvclevs geographiae antiqvae et novae. Jenae Apud Iohannem Bielckium 1692

Part 1, "Christophori Cellarii Smalcaldiensis Geographia nova, siue Hodiernam terrarum orbis faciem clarissime illustrans, ad nostrorum temporum historias accommodata", has separate dated title page with imprint: Jenae: Sumptu Io. Bielkii, Bibliopol. Literis Wertherianis, M DC XCII

Part 2, "Christophori Cellarii Smalcaldiensis Geographia antiqua ad veterum historiarum, siue a principio rerum ad Constantini Magni tempora deductarum, faciliorem explicationem adparata, & denuo auctius edita. Praemissa est in omnium temporum geographiam brevis introductio", has separate dated title page with imprint: Jenae: Sumtu Io. Bielkii Bibliop. Ien. typis Io. Dav. Wertheri, M DC XCI

Includes a brief discussion of America in the introduction and a chapter on America (p. 405-412, which mentions the West Indies, New England, New France, New Spain, South America, and the Azores) and Terra incognita (p. 412-414, which includes Greenland, Spitzbergen, and Nova zembla, as well as Australia, New Guinea, Indonesia and the islands in the Pacific) in part one

Pagination: preliminary matter: [24] p.; pt. 1: 414, [66] p.; pt. 2: [6], 264, [64] p

Signatures: preliminary matter: pi1 (pi1 recto blank) ):(¹² (-):(12) ; pt. 1: A-V¹² (A1, V11 versos, V12 blank); pt. 2: )(⁴ (-)(4) A-N¹² O⁸

Errata: pt. 1, p. [63], 3rd count; pt. 2, p. [5-6], 1st count

Includes indexes following the text of each part

Title page printed in red and black; woodcut initials

JCB Lib. cat., 1675-1700

Alden, J.E. European Americana

John Carter Brown Library copy bound in contemporary full vellum over boards

Provenance of the John Carter Brown Library copy: Grossherzogliche Bibliothek Neustrelitz: book stamp on verso of collective title page